A First Class Man Chosen For Collector of Internal Revenue
Special Dispatch reports Bernhard Bettmann will be appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Ohio. Senators Foraker and Representatives Shattuc and Bramwell presented Bettmann’s name to the President, stating they had agreed on him to fill the vacancy, a surprise to Bettmann itself.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bernhard Beitmann
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Shattuc
Bramwell
Bettmann
Liverpool Consulate Vacant After Resignation of James E. Neal
Washington reports a cable from James E. Neal former Liverpool Consul resigning effective immediately to return to the United States. The President is not eager to fill the post now and James Boyle may receive a different consulate if fees are restored, leaving Liverpool for a party loyalist with higher distinction.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
James E. Neal
Hamilton
Liverpool
James Boyle
Grosvenor Proposes Civil Service Reinstate Without Exam
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio introduced a bill amending the civil service law to allow heads of the Executive Department and Government Printing Office to reinstate without examination any civil servant reduced in salary or discharged for non inefficiency. Other bills feat forest lands restoration to the public domain and moving the new Congress session start to March 4 after the election.
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Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
Executive Department
Government Printing Office
Stevenson for Judge in Bloomington Race
Adlai E. Stevenson former Vice President is reported to be offered and likely to accept the Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge in the Bloomington district. The vacant post carries a $6000 annual salary.
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Commercial Tribune
Bloomington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Bettmann Residency Move Cleared by President Cleveland
Honor to appoint Hon. Bernhard Bettmann, advocated by Cincinnati educators and political leaders. President Cleveland, informed of Bettmanns high esteem in Cincinnati, commended the choice and said he would be pleased to appoint him. the nomination goes to the Senate the next day after Dowlings removal.
Bettmann Named as Possible Collectorship Surprise to Cincinnati Leader
A Commercial Tribune rep informed Mr. Bettmann late last evening that his name was under consideration for the collectorship. Bettmann, long a leading Republican in Hamilton County, denied seeking office but would welcome the honor. He is a devout Jewish community leader and a former school board member, with strong ties to Cincinnati charities and to President McKinley.
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McKinley
Canton
Mr. McKinley
Mr. Bettmann
Hamilton County
Board of Education
Seventeenth Ward
Bettmann
Cincinnati
Explains His Claims How Land Commission Decision Became Public
In Indianapolis on March 22 Harvey M. LaFollette asserts the land in question totals 163.22 acres and excludes homes of Lincoln and Palmer family members and orphans. He says the area known as no man’s land carries $500,000 in improvements, while claimants value it at $24 million. seven millionaires hold it. He criticizes Secretary Bliss, describes the review, and explains the release timing and publication mishap. He notes a patent from the land department is not essential to title and a suit to quiet title in federal court would likely prevail.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Harvey M. LaFollette
Lamoreux
Robert Lincoln
Potter Palmer
Chicago River
Government
No Man’s Land
Bliss
Department
Judge Summers
Lamoroux
Cook County
Summerson
Francis
Summers
Interior Department
Land Department
Norman
Stout
Baird
Hunter
George M. Davie
Louisville
Palmer
Buckner
Bradley
Josh D. Powers
Owensboro
Wilbur F. Browder
Russellville
Bradley- Blackburn Coalition
Clark
Rummons
Linney
Baldwin
Napier
Nance
Kentucky factions collide in high stakes Hunter bid
In Frankfort on March 22 the Democratic caucus of gold and silver factions collapsed after a two minute session. The camp backing Hunter presses for a Wednesday joint ballot for senator, while Blackburn Bradley allies face defections and charges of corruption. Republicans mobilize to block Hunter as investigations target Baird and other gold Democrats.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Pottom
Bradley
Stevenson
Bolter
Goebel
Blackburn-Bradley
Taylor
Elman
Robbins
Gossom
Richardson
Horn
Wills
Blackburn
House
Representative Baird
Hunter
Baird
Hunt for her slayer in Indiana crime
Ora E. Fine aged 24, daughter of Abe Fine, was killed in a criminal operation six miles from Owensburg, Indiana. After her parents returned they found her ill in bed and unable to say what happened. Authorities exhumed the grave and officials awaited further developments amid threats of lynching.
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Commercial Tribune
Bedford
Ind
Ora E. Fine
Abe Fine
Owensburg
Allarge
Major Dick to Lead Republican National Committee
Major Dick left Cleveland for Washington to assume secretary duties of the Republican National Committee at 5000 dollars a year. He will confer with Senator Hanna on plans for an aggressive campaign against free silver. The committee's office force will be increased and some Cleveland residents will receive positions. He expects to return for the April election.
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Hunter
Sam J. Roberts
State Campaign, Committee
Ogilvie
Blackburn
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Major Dick
Washington
Republican National Committee
Senator Hanna
Hanna
Memphis River Falls From Levee Breaks Amid Flood Crisis
Memphis reports the Mississippi River at 36.99 feet as levee breaks at Caruthersville Missouri and Sans Souci Arkansas drive the fall. Cairo Helena Arkansas City Greenville and Vicksburg show continued rise. Relief efforts include flood tents shipments from Secretary of War Alger and rapid mobilization of sandbag crews and trains.
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Memphis
Caruthersville
Ahd
Sans Souci
Ark
Scott
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central System
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Horn Lake
Cairo
Helena
Arkansas City
Greenville
Vicksburg
Clapp
Alger
St. Louis
Three Drowned in Wisconsin Freshet Wagon Tragedy
Bernard Koch and his wife and her brother Jim, son of George Hermann, perished when a wagon upset in a rapid freshet two miles east of Bangor Wisconsin while en route to Leon Monroe County. The accident was caused by rain and melting snow flooding the stream.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Bernard Koch
Lewis Valley
Jim
George Hermann
Leon
Monroe County
Bangor
Convicts To Protect Levees In Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi March 22 Convicts to reinforce levee protection were ordered by the Penitentiary Board of Control. Thirty five from Rankin County twenty five from Belmont and 140 from Sharkey to be moved from Cohom County on special trains.
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Jackson
Miss
Penitentiary Board of Control
Mississippi
Rankin County
Belmont
Sharkey
Cohom County
Despondent Miss Walker Drowns at Winthrop Beach
Miss Gertrude W Walker of Welfiet cottage Ocean Spray Winthrop Mass dies by suicide setting. She, 21, had been despondent for days and walked to the beach before the cold tide rose over her. The body was found at 6 am. motive remains a mystery.
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Commercial Tribune
Winthrop
Mass
Gertrude W Walkeys
Welfiet Cottage
Ocean Spray
Mrs. Cleveland to Be Feted at Princeton Tea
Mrs. Cleveland will be formally introduced to Princeton society at an afternoon tea from 4 to 6 PM tomorrow hosted by Mrs. Patton wife of President Francis Patton at Princeton University. About three hundred invitations have been issued to meet Mrs. Cleveland.
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Princeon
N. J
Cleveland
Princeton Society
Patton
Francis Patton
Princeton University
Creedon Stops Strong in Fourth Round at Arena Club
Australian boxer Creedon knocked out Newark’s Charlie Strong in the fourth round at the Arena Athletic Club on March 22. Creedon delivered decisive blows to secure the victory.
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New York
Wnan Creedon
Australia
Charlie Strong
Newark
Arena Athletic Club
Hanged for Double Murder in Center City
George Kelly was executed at 12 58 a morning in Center City Minnesota for first degree murder of Edward Paul and Jacob Hayes during a Wyoming holdup last June. Kelly refused to reveal his real name, saying he did not want his parents to know his fate. He was of Irish ancestry born in the South, with a Nova Scotian father and Virginian mother. his native city was Alton Illinois.
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Center Crry
Minn
George Kelly
Chicago County
Jay
Kelly
Alton
Ill
Wyoming
Edward Paul
Jacob Hayes
Dr. Burnside Foster
St. Paul
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Center City
Four Men Badly Hurt in Springfield Freight Wreck
A Big Four Freight wreck near Buffalo Crossing, Springfield, Ohio, injures four men and possibly buries eight others. Conductor Crooky and Engineer Ross led the 22 car train. Cars broke apart, smashing fourteen. Police and patrol remove four injured. nine more missing include eight thought buried.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Big Four Freight No. 7
Crooky
Ross
Ohio Southern
Big Four
Buffalo Crossing
T. J. English
William Siney
Jersey City
Frank Foy
St. Louis
Wm. Kinsley
Missing Chicago official under scrutiny amid fund shortfall
A shortage claim targets David J Sachsel Secretary and Karl Kronenberger Treasurer as missing funds range from 35 000 to 60 000. A ten stockholder committee investigates while President Julius Brieske seeks a receiver to cover the association s deficit. Judge Ball appoints Arthur Nollan as receiver.
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David J.sachsel
Chicago
Brieske
Sachsel
Deering
Julius Brieske
David J. Sachsel
Karl Kronenberger
Judge Ball
Arthur Nollan
Ohio Man Arrested at White House Portico
Charles L. Lyons of Ohio, about 40, formerly with the Fifth Cavalry and discharged from a soldiers' home, was arrested on the White House portico. In the police cell he asked for protection from the President and claimed to be suspected of killing his mother in Cincinnati.
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Washington
Charles L. Lyons
White House
Fifth United States Cavalry
Cincinnati
Governor Bushnell Hosts Society of Colonial Wars Reception
Governor Bushnell will host a reception at his Springfield residence on Thursday evening in honor of the Society of Colonial Wars. A Cincinnati party including Judge B. F. Hunt will attend, arriving by special train.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bushnell
Society of Colonial Wars
Cincinnati
8. F. Hunt
Search for General Fullerton's Body Continues in Cumberland
The body of General Fullerton has not been found despite rewards. Volunteers near the wreck area assist in the search extending to Confluence, Pennsylvania, as Baltimore & Ohio officials bring grappling gear and crews to probe a log jam suspected to conceal the body.
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Cumberland
Wabash Doctor Dies in Naples While Abroad
Cablegram from Naples reports the death of Dr. W. A. Dunn age 38 formerly of Wabash Indiana a leading homeopathic physician who studied at Hahnemann Medical College Chicago and held a national post related to nose and throat work. The text is garbled but indicates he died during a trip to Italy possibly Naples.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
W. A. Dunn
Hahneman Medical College
Chicago
Apples
Italy
Portsmth Catholic Cleric Petro Dies at Portsmouth Cathedral
Portmouth March 22 Mgr Petro a domestic chaplain of the Pope and a priest attached to Portsmouth Cathedral is dead. His death prompts church officials to note his service to the diocese and plans for his burial.
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Portsmouth
Mgr. Petro
Pope
Debate on Tariff as Practical Revenue Measure
Washington March 22 The tariff debate opened in the House with a tame session as the 162 page bill was read and four speeches given. Representative Dingley opened for the majority and Mr Wheeler spoke for the opposition noting revenue needs and the aim to boost domestic production. Dingley argued tariffs must raise funds and foster employment while warning against relying on theory and stressing the wool, sugar, flax and hemp provisions to increase revenue. The debate emphasized revenue shortfalls over the past four years and the need to restore purchasing power.
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Washington
House
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Wheeler
Alabama
Bailey
Leber
McMillin
Tennessee
Dingrey
Mr. Dingley
Congress
McKinley
Dwarf Stabs Man to Death at School Exhibition
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune. PARKERSBURG W Va March 22 At the close of a school exhibition at Flag Rock Jackson County Saturday night James Sayre was stabbed to death by Fred Hoschar receiving nineteen cuts in different parts of his body Hoschar who claims self defense was arrested while attending services at Sayre Chapel yesterday morning He is a dwarf aged 22 years and his victim was a married man aged 30 years who leaves a wife and five children.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Flag Rock
Jackson County
James Sayre
Fred Hoschar
Hoschar
Sayre Chapel
Foul Air Triggers Mine Strike in Ohio Valley
In East Liverpool Ohio on March 22 workers at the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company mine with 300 men struck over dangerous ventilation. State Inspector notified after two men Alexander Stitt and John Harkins were overcome by gas. Stitt nearly died and Harkins became violently insane. The union action followed Saturday’s incident.
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East Liverpool
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
Alexander Stitt
John Harkins
Stitt
Harkins
They Marry in Secret in Jeffersonville
Dr. Arthur B. Nelson of San Francisco and Mrs. Dixie Ann Young of Lexington Kentucky wed secretly in Jeffersonville on March 2. The couple, now in Louisville, will soon travel to San Francisco. Mrs. Nelson is the daughter of Claude Cline the Lexington County Clerk.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Arthur B. Nelson
San Francisco
Dixie Ann Young
Lexington
Jeffersonville
Magistrate House
Nelson
City
Claude Cline
Ohio Estate Claim Hint From Irish Letter
Miss Kate J. Bolton of Benedine Nenagh County Ireland writes Governor Bushnell asking about a supposed large unclaimed estate from Miss Charlotte Trotter who died in Ohio. The note suggests heirs may be being duped as unclaimed estates are rare in Ohio.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Kate J. Bolton
Benedine
Nenagh County
Tipperary
Ireland
Bushnell
Charlotte Trotter
Ohio
Pope Blesses America Audience Cherished by Sailors
A hundred sailors from the cruiser San Francisco arrived from Naples to attend the Pope mass in Rome. The Pope blessed the sailors and spoke of his paternal esteem for the American people, urging them to continue their voyage and to treasure this audience as a good sign of providential favor.
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Rome
San Francisco
United States
B& An
Naples
American College
America
Mystery Forever: Mae Hall Faints and Fades From Lover’s Death
Mae Hall, central figure in the Hall Colerick tragedy, fainted before her lover’s death and says she recalls nothing from that Thursday evening until awakening in a hospital. She plans to move with her mother to Walla Walla Washington and signed an oathstatement to the coroner.
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Lefives Ft. Wayne
Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Mae Hall
Hall-Colerick
Walla Walla
Wash
Planting
West Creighton Avenue
Mr. Cole
Funeral Anniversary Picnic Plans At Crabtree Ohio
L Don McKinney of Portsmouth Ohio plans a June 17 picnic at Crabtree to mark his June funeral sermon in Fallen Timber. The event invites all who attended the service. A dancing platform will feature and McKinney with two sons will provide music for dancers.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
L. Don McKinney
Scioto
Will
Mayor Strong Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in City Hall
New York on March 22 reports Mayor Wm. L. Strong of New York turning 70 today. Officials and friends visited him at City Hall amid congratulations. The Ohio native, born in Loudonville, Ashland County, arrived in the East in 1853 and built W. L. Strong & Co., a leading dry goods house.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Wm. L. Strong
Loudonville
Ashland County
W. L. Strong & Co
Wrecks at an Academy Ruin Thirty-Five Children and Two Teachers
A disaster strikes an academy leaving thirty five children and two teachers dead or injured. Rescue teams search the ruins as authorities investigate the cause and assess the building's safety prior to reopening.
Arlington Academy Cyclone Disaster Claims Eight Children
A devastating cyclone struck Arlington Georgia on March 22 killing eight children and injuring many others at Arlington Academy. Teachers Covington and Walker were gravely hurt, with several students fatally or critically injured as debris crushed walls and timbers. The town reels as volunteers aid survivors and recover bodies.
Wind Blasts Washington Indiana. School and Mills Damaged
A high wind near Washington Indiana swept through the area causing major damage. A new brick schoolhouse north of town collapsed while the Odin flouring mills roof was blown off. David R Lee residence was struck by lightning with a near deadly near miss as two children were thrown to safety. Barns suffered extensive damage and the big graded school tower was loosened with people fleeing to cellars.
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Ernest Wellons
Dudley
Killebrew
W. A. Covington
Alton Carter
Carter
Ben McMurray
Bettie
Parramore
Nola ‘Roberts
Simon Sanders
George Riley
Clara
Thighpen
W. D. Cowdry
W. E. Saunders
Blakely
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ind
Here
Odin
David R. Lee
Lightning Strikes Three Fatality Likely in Lima Bolt
Lima dispatch reports Wm. R. Jones and W. L. Mott, clerks at the Lake Erie & Western freight office, among three struck by a bolt. One man is probably fatally injured in the incident dated March 22. A third person involved was not identified in the available copy.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima, CO
Wm. R. Jones
W. L. Mott
Lake Erie & Western Freight Office
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Ora Fine
Deesom Station
Major Sterling
Arkansas
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Creedon
Strong
Ed Kinsley
David Sachsel
Columbus Loan Association
Gov. Bushnell
Cincinnatians
General Fullerton
Wabash, Ind
Ways and Means
Dwarf
Young
Tars
Mystery
Miss Mae Hall
McKinney
Mayor Strong
Chican
Arlington, Ga
Arlington
Calhoun County
Johnstown
Arlington Academy
Alice Putman
Claude Roberts
Ollie Paramore
Willie McMurrin
Genie Butler
Maud Johnson
Mary Wellons
Kenneth Boynton
Covington and
Walker
Prof. Covington
Washington, Ind
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